Benihana 1,551 Posted July 19, 2020 And a proper Ozeki-debut of future Yokozuna Asanoyama. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hakutorizakura 287 Posted July 19, 2020 A convincing win! Looked so easy once he got that back mawashi grab. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kashunowaka 192 Posted July 19, 2020 There is still some room for the oshi-dash. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thorbjarn 134 Posted July 19, 2020 Endo's dodge of the legsweep was amazing. Not sure I have seen a win coming about this way... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adil 227 Posted July 19, 2020 Kakuryu should study some Tokitenku tapes before he attempts his next susoharai. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hakuryuho 179 Posted July 19, 2020 Kakuryu looked so sad after his loss :( But great victory for Hakuho! Beautiful katasukashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
since_94 504 Posted July 19, 2020 Kakuryu looked complete rubbish. I thought he looked in poor condition in the training video I watched from his heya on YouTube also. Just past his prime. I’m gonna go out on a limb here and call this his last basho. Hope he proves me wrong. Nothing would make me happier, actually. I’m a fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jabbamaru 154 Posted July 19, 2020 What can i say? Not great ozumo today, but sure is great to watch some ozumo again 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaninoyama 913 Posted July 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Jabbamaru said: What can i say? Not great ozumo today, but sure is great to watch some ozumo again This. It just feels so good to have sumo in our lives again. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amamaniac 1,757 Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Kakuryu gave up a gold star to Endo on the first day of this tournament. While it may have looked bad in terms of the Yokozuna's sumo, the way I see it is that Endo realised that his left foot was too far forward and vulnerable to a foot sweep, and he managed to pull it up and back just before Kakuryu went for the sweep. Since Kakuryu's right foot met no resistance, he simply lost his balance and went down. A susohari fail, no question. But Endo won that bout with a skillful reset of his stance. Edited July 19, 2020 by Amamaniac 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerboy1966 693 Posted July 19, 2020 16 minutes ago, Amamaniac said: Kakuryu gave up a gold star to Endo on the first day of this tournament. When was the last time that a yokozuna lost by koshikudake? Definitely not in the last 50 years. A yokozuna should not be getting embarrassed like that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaninoyama 913 Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) The subdued applause of the restricted audience reminded me of what you'd hear at Wimbledon. Edited July 19, 2020 by Kaninoyama 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amamaniac 1,757 Posted July 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, Tigerboy1966 said: When was the last time that a yokozuna lost by koshikudake? Definitely not in the last 50 years. I'm going out on a limb and saying that this was a first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
since_94 504 Posted July 19, 2020 This was my thinking, too. Good luck finding videos of “Chiyonofuji falls down” , “Hakuho falls down” etc. because I would bet my next paycheck they don’t exist (after reaching Yokozuna rank) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerboy1966 693 Posted July 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Gurowake said: We also have one Kokonoe rikishi at each rank from M13 to M17 They had an 80% strike rate today. I thought Giku looked very sprightly, and I can't remember seeing him so "unbandaged". Nice debut win for Kotoshoho but not the tokoyama's finest hour: the lad's top-knot looked like it was falling off the side of his head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amamaniac 1,757 Posted July 19, 2020 Wee Enho doesn't seem to be getting much love these days. He showed up sporting a new mawashi, but in the end, that did not propel him to a day 1 victory. Ryuden sent him out of the ring like a rag doll. Has feisty Enho lost his mojo? The four-month lockdown without regular practice bouts seems to have dulled his normal speedy counterattacks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 4,117 Posted July 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Gurowake said: We also have one Kokonoe Sadogatake rikishi at each rank from M13 to M17 (I may have mentioned this at the end of the last basho that it was likely to happen, but that feels like years ago). fixed 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 29,443 Posted July 19, 2020 37 minutes ago, Tigerboy1966 said: Nice debut win for Kotoshoho but not the tokoyama's finest hour: the lad's top-knot looked like it was falling off the side of his head. The heya is far away, has many sekitori and they only have one 4th and one 5th grade tokoyama - and the new rule is On 13/07/2020 at 13:58, Akinomaki said: to have the time in the shitaku-beya as short as possible, the mage making hairdo should be done in the heya 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joaoiyama 233 Posted July 19, 2020 Ikioi looked way smaller, i bet his beer belly is not there anymore because quarentine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaninoyama 913 Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Joaoiyama said: Ikioi looked way smaller, i bet his beer belly is not there anymore because quarentine. On the NHK broadcast they remarked that he had lost 20 (!) kilos. They also said he intentionally took off the weight so that he could have better movement. Edited July 19, 2020 by Kaninoyama 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
since_94 504 Posted July 19, 2020 Bit of a tangent here but I think they’re going to have to introduce some protocol to ask spectators in the boxes to place their shores behind the boxes. They are rather unsightly and make for some awkward camera shots when the rikishi are squatting to receive the kesho envelopes after the match (i.e. rikishi looking like he’s about to inhale a Reebok). Likewise all the soles of people’s stocking feet pointing directly toward the camera on the 正 side are not that photogenic. I anticipate a fix by tomorrow to preserve decorum. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hakutorizakura 287 Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Tigerboy1966 said: When was the last time that a yokozuna lost by koshikudake? Definitely not in the last 50 years. A yokozuna should not be getting embarrassed like that. If my sumodb search query was correct that was the first time ever a yokozuna lost by koshikudake. Poor K Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerboy1966 693 Posted July 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, hakutorizakura said: If my sumodb search query was correct that was the first time ever a yokozuna lost by koshikudake. Poor K Harumafuji and Wajima both fell over, but they had the good fortune to do so before they got the big rope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryafuji 682 Posted July 19, 2020 What an embarrassing loss! Wish Kakuryu would just concentrate on forward moving sumo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yokozuna Hattorizakura 87 Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Here is a crazy stat. Today, 42 year old Tenichi beat 50 year old Hanakaze in their second meeting. Their first meeting occurred... 24 years ago! There 26 year old Hanakaze (then Tatsuyamaguchi) defeated 18 year old Tenichi. Who will win the decider in 2044? Edited July 19, 2020 by Yokozuna Hattorizakura I can't count 11 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
